Senior Wireless Network Engineer L3 - Managed Services

Posted Date about 1 year ago
Location Saudi Arabia
Discipline Information Technology
Job Reference 31261
Salary 0.0
Senior Wireless Network Engineer L3 - Managed Services
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Role Type: Permanent

Description
The proposed position will be for a member of a managed services technical team, which is responsible for Wireless network, functions and services related issues (operations, 2nd and 3rd level support).
The engineer will be working in a group of IT experts locally and within multiple projects to cover the required services functionalities and availability.

Roles and Responsibilities
  • Requires travelling based on work needs, when not on site, Engineers will be assisting in the development of project plans, designs and documentation for future sites.
  • Plan, deploy and improve wireless network projects from the start to the end with collaborating with vendors.
  • Design, implement and configure WLAN equipment from different vendors such as HPE-Aruba, Cisco, or Brocade (Ruckus).
  • Help third party vendors during new office deployments with WLAN design, heat-map generation, and wireless controller configuration.
  • Propose best WLAN solution that will meet customer requirements and needs.
  • Train in-house engineers and non-technical team members with latest WLAN technologies.
  • Maintain wireless equipment with latest required software and hardware upgrades.
  • Use tools and best practice methods to evaluate, test and tweak wireless products.
  • Validate RF link designs to confirm link performance, quality and reliability.
  • Design and implement WLANs and other wireless networks.
  • Prepare HLD and LLD for new scopes, projects or tenders.
  • Have extensive knowledge of routing protocols (Static, OSPF, and BGP)
  • Perform spectrum analysis for existing projects and implement recommended and needed changes to achieve approved service levels and equipment capacity.
  • Apply required configuration changes to client's systems as per approved change management process.
  • Recommend and develop best practices for new locations
  • Build out centralized management platform (Airwave, Prime) and add all sites and equipment. Establish monitoring, alerting, and visual dashboards.

Role Knowledge Requirements:
  • Deep understanding of wireless authentication, security and network management.
  • Experience in designing and deploying key wireless applications including mobility, VOIP, location-based services, and guest wireless.
  • Advance knowledge of Aruba WLCs, mobility controllers and all types of indoor and outdoor access points.
  • Advance knowledge of Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager to control access control with granular role-based policies for authentication, authorization, continuous monitoring and enforcement
  • Advance knowledge of Cisco ISE for dynamic policy enforcement.
  • Ability to use different WLAN survey and design tools to generate heat maps and provide optimal AP placement to meet client requirements and KPIs.
  • Knowledge of the Aruba Remote Access Point (RAP) solution including RAP Controller and RAP AP configuration, and Aruba self-provisioning of RAPs
  • Advanced Internetworking troubleshooting experience in a large-scale network environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience with packet capture and analysis products such as Wireshark.
  • Experience in utilizing industry standard network management tools such as Solarwinds and PRTG.
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment.
  • Extensive experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
  • Required Experience and Certification:
  • Minimum experience of five years in Wireless engineering is mandatory
  • CCNP Wireless or CWNP or ACMP is MUST
  • CCIE Wireless or ACMX is preferred